It took me a few days to work up the nerve to phone William Binney. As someone already a “target”[2] of the United States government, I found it difficult not to worry about the chain of unintended consequences I might unleash by calling Mr. Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency[3]turned whistle-blower[4]. He picked up. I nervously explained I was a documentary filmmaker and wanted to speak to him. To my surprise he replied: “I’m tired of my government harassing me and violating the Constitution. Yes, I’ll talk to you.”

[5] Top National Security Experts: Spying Program Doesn’t Make Us Safer, and Spying Leaks Don’t Harm America: http://www.prisonplanet.com/top-national-security-experts-spying-program-doesn%e2%80%99t-make-us-safer-and-spying-leaks-don%e2%80%99t-harm-america.html

[6] Former NSA Head: Disclosure of Spy Program Does Not Hurt National Security: http://www.prisonplanet.com/former-nsa-head-disclosure-of-spy-program-does-not-hurt-national-security.html

[8] ‘The Internet Should be Adapted to Allow for Oversight by the National Security Agency’: http://www.prisonplanet.com/%e2%80%98the-internet-should-be-adapted-to-allow-for-oversight-by-the-national-security-agency%e2%80%99.html

[9] Former Stasi Officer: The NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Would Have Been ‘A Dream Come True’ For East Germany: http://www.prisonplanet.com/former-stasi-officer-the-nsa-domestic-surveillance-program-would-have-been-a-dream-come-true-for-east-germany.html